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Panama tree uses lightning to eliminate rivals Balsa trees get struck more than neighboring species Trees’ tissue may attract more lightning ...

The tonka bean tree can survive a lightning strike, and thrive. Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts ...

The tonka bean tree (Dipteryx oleifera) may have evolved a unique advantage by withstanding lightning strikes that harm neighboring plants and parasitic vines, according to research published March 26 ...

But in the lowland rainforests of Panama, one species of towering tropical tree may have evolved to use this force of nature to its advantage. The tonka bean tree (Dipteryx oleifera) may actually ...

What makes this project really interesting is that he used wood from trees he grew and cut down right in his own backyard. Robin Bradley took two years to build his 19-foot boat, naming in honor ...

Yeah, that's going to cause some sneezing. Video of construction workers in Southern Georgia caused a tree to release a plume of pollen when it was cut down. The plume is an impressive addition of ...

Today, only about 10 Ho-Chunk artists still make the baskets, and the black ash trees they are made from are becoming extinct. An exhibition of Ho-Chunk baskets is running at the Paine Art Center ...

Both also have particularly high nutritional values. Another is the tree Parkia biglobosa, also known as the locust bean tree. It produces nutrient-rich seeds that Frei describes as "protein bombs." ...

A new initiative aims to protect black ash trees, now considered endangered, from the invasive emerald ash borer that has wrought havoc on ash tree populations. “It’s an insect that’s been around for ...